Superlatives
Elliott Triebenbacher: Star Athlete
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Before and After
Potpourri
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Elliott, like another tragic hero, hates like this: it's rough, it's coarse, and it gets everywhere

What is Sand

400

Elliott's athletic claim to fame comes from slide-tackling this The Notebook author's son at a soccer game

Who is Nicholas Sparks

400

Like many children of the early 2000's, Elliott was a fan of both the card and videogame wings of this Nintendo property

What is Pokémon

400

One of Elliott's great worries this semester: an Apple co-founder looking for lost hikers in the mountains

What is Steve Jobs Search and Rescue

400

In his youth, Elliott once confused missionaries from this Church with members of the Best Buy Geek Squad, owing to their similar wardrobe

What is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

800

Elliott's favorite board game shares part of its title with this carbonated beverage originally flavored with sassafras

What is Root Beer

800

Elliott played defense in this game originally played by the Mohawk and Huron, whose name comes from French for "the stick"

What is Lacrosse

800

Elliott played many games of Monopoly with his family in his youth, most commonly a version themed on this suite of characters by Charles Schultz

What is Peanuts

800

Elliott spends a lot of time in line at this synonym for a barbecue where Hey Ya! is played

What is Cook OutKast

800

Elliott came to love this carbonated beverage during his time Student Teaching in Caldwell County, NC, which is one of the world's largest consumers of the citrus beverage

What is Sun Drop

1200

Elliott recently had this kind of bird tattooed on him, owing to his favorite song by Irish artist Hozier from his 2018 EP Nina Cried Power

What is a Shrike

1200

Butterfly was Elliott's most dreaded method in this sport

What is Swimming

1200

Elliott's journey into tabletop gaming began in fourht grade with this longstanding sci-fi miniatures wargame published by Games Workshop and originally known as Rogue Trader

What is Warhammer 40,000

1200

Elliott would seldom be described as this energetic person at an event reading a George Orwell classic 

What is Party Animal Farm

1200

One of Elliott's first memories was attending a concert by this "Born to Run" artist

Who is Bruce Springsteen

1600

Elliott's favorite movie is this 2007 Coen Brothers film adapted from a Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name

What is No Country for Old Men

1600

In middle school, Elliott pulled a fast one and shot Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays, each featuring these featherless birds as targets

What are Clay Pigeons

1600

Owing to the many friends and connections he has gained by playing it, Elliott's most played tabletop game is this 1993 Trading Card Game emphasizes the second part of its titile

What is Magic: The Gathering

1600

James Joyce's last novel goes back to school at a university in Winston-Salem Elliott visited in 2022

What is Finnegan's Wake Forest

1600

Elliott's beloved baby blanket featured this animal, a member of the Leporidae family

What is a Rabbit/Bunny

2000

Elliott's recent most favorite musical artist is this 70's-80's New York outfit, known for  hits "Do It Again," "Peg," and "Kid Charlemagne"

What is Steely Dan

2000

Elliott spent many summers in his youth playing lawn games like Lawn Darts and this mallet-and-wicket yard game popular in the Southern United States

What is Croquet

2000

After accidently knocking his Xbox off a table, Elliott was no longer able to play Brotherhood, an installment in this cloak-and-dagger video game series

What is Assassin's Creed

2000

Founding father Patrick Henry's choice quote leads into Arthur Miller's 1949 Tony-winning Best Play

What is Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death of a Salesman

2000

Elliott was quite confused when visiting this Southern California city for his uncle's second wedding to a woman named Jennifer, as it was in fact not a place that a Christmas gift-deliverer got his hair cut

What is Santa Barbara California

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